Anxiety Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

The Anxiety Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at the Delray Center is the next progression of depression treatment that can follow either inpatient care or PHP. The IOP level of care is the essential transition between the more intensive care levels and regular outpatient treatment. The objective is to gradually return patients to their full functional capacity while still offering substantial clinical support and structure to prevent even a partial anxiety relapse. Patients that are less than 6 months recovered from their Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Panic Disorder are at still at a high relapse risk and derive great benefit from this support. Anxiety disorders pose numerous special challenges due to how many emotional triggers can exist in everyday life. Many of these challenges to fighting anxiety attacks differ from those seen in other disorders and require certain specialized interventions. The Anxiety Disorder IOP was developed to specifically meet these needs.

Individual expressive therapy, family therapy, individual fitness, therapeutic massage, and individual acupuncture are available as program upgrades as well.

How The Anxiety Disorder Intensive Outpatient Program works:

The Anxiety Disorder IOP is a part time, 3 to 5 day a week program with strong therapeutic structure. This IOP is designed and offered for a minimum of 8 weeks. Patients who complete a steady transition from PHP to IOP and then to regular outpatient treatment are the most successful. Many of our long-term success cases regularly make positive contributions to the newer clients, nurturing a strong therapeutic community. Solid connections to a supportive community and a therapeutic system are the best predictors of successful treatment. Our IOP patients are usually heavily involved with the therapeutic community, which provides them with a great support system and helps them prevent relapse. The Anxiety Disorder IOP is designed to prepare patients for long-term remission of their anxiety symptoms and full treatment success.